Supplies of high-demand obesity drugs are improving – but they’re not easier to get - ‘There are a lot of people right now ...
Medicare covers certain obesity-related treatments like counseling and surgeries but typically not weight loss programs for general health. It also currently doesn’t cover obesity medications ...
Allowing such medications as options could lead to significant savings from improved health, writes Kelley Koch.
Over 40% of U.S. adults meet the medical classification for obesity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...
Right now, our state’s most vulnerable populations that rely on Medicare and Medicaid are unable to access anti-obesity ...
These findings support the claim that Medicare Advantage (MA) payments may be driven more by diagnosis and coding practices ...
If the CMS rule to cover obesity medications is finalized, coverage will increase by other insurers, experts predicted. HHS ...
Between 15% and 20% of U.S. adults over the age of 65 have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to research in the ...
Medicare Part D plans cover popular obesity drugs if they are used for an additional medically accepted purpose as approved by the FDA.
Last year was a pivotal year for the pharmaceutical industry. Under the IRA’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (the ...
However, many older Americans, especially those on Medicare, cannot fully access treatments and medications that help address obesity, specifically anti-obesity medications, or AOMs. The Trump ...